jigsaw

Example Sentences

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An older sister turns to sewing her bin of fabric scraps into a quilt top or putting together a jigsaw puzzle to get her dopamine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Running fast was just one piece of the jigsaw for Coventry-born Fearon, as he was trying to make ends meet, juggling between work and bobsleigh training.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

Like Alcaraz, Poland's Iga Swiatek has six Grand Slam titles to her name, and the Australian Open is the missing piece of the jigsaw.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026

All the while, Stewart treats the collected imagery of her protagonist’s bruised life like scattered jigsaw puzzle pieces with razor-sharp edges.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026

Chip had sat down at the computer and was manipulating the images, piecing several photos together like a jigsaw puzzle.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix